Create users

Create and manage users with sudo and ssh for Ubuntu or Debian.

Role Variables

Generate hash password for sudo user if you need, and past them in password variable.

mkpasswd --method=SHA-512

Also you can set variable sudo_nopasswd: true, and run sudo su without password.

Add your public key or keys in ssh_key variable for ssh access.

users:
  - name: user1
    sudo: true
    sudo_nopasswd: true
    ssh_key: |
      ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxA user1

  - name: user2
    sudo: true
    password: $6$Rr2XBrkWM1p$Y4gnbJrmuGwhCq0La0nxNPab2GSqR3vZVB0G3pa8BcJ224BNl1np35FLPU1FdV1b1TtpwrN4lW3OGFDKN/5FB/
    ssh_key: |
      ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxB user2

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: gurkalov.create-users }

License

MIT